Jez Butterworth’s new play is a delicate examination of sisterhood, secrets, and the stories families tell themselves.
Guilty Pleasure
Sex and shenanigans among upper-class Brits
Why everyone is going wild for Rivals, the latest TV adaptation of a Jilly Cooper “bonkbuster”.
Movers & Shakers
A Tale of Two Icons
Life lessons from Dame Maggie Smith and Lewis Lapham—each a scion of their generation.
Travel
Riga: Art Nouveau metropolis
The Latvian capital has the highest concentration of the ornamental architecture style anywhere in the world.
Movers & Shakers
We See You: James Green
This museum curator—and rock art enthusiast—is bringing a fresh eye to African art installations at Yale
Art & Culture
Frieze NY Gets its Groove Back
Highlights from this year’s lineup—from urban dance to abstract pieces, provocative pop art to clay sculpture.
Movie land
From Stepford Wives To Mystic Pizza
A new, lush book by actor/writer Illeana Douglas takes us on a film journey through Connecticut.
Society
Poolside revisited
The story behind the photo (taken at the Palm Beach estate rumored to be a future home for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez) that enshrined Villa Artemis (and C.Z. Guest) as the reigning symbol of post-war American Aristocracy.
Art & Culture
When Glamour Was the Point
Vintage advertising posters from the Art Deco era promote very different lifestyle goals from those of today.
New York City
Hey, Big Spenders!
Unlike the old/new money protagonists in HBO's The Gilded Age, NYC’s contemporary elite share their wealth more freely—to the city’s benefit.
Memorabilia
The Unbearable Lightness of Elizabeth Taylor’s Coffee Table
I own a piece of history. I just didn’t want it to hurt my baby.
Art & Culture
Paris calling
Netflix has tarted up New York’s legendary movie theater, and the cinephiles are happy.
